Lantern.



c. B. CARSON.

LANTERN. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 25, 1912.

1,031,421- Patehted July 2, 1912.

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UNITED STATES ATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES B.- CARSON, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO THE ADAMS & WES'ILAKE COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

LANTERN.

Specification of. Letters Patent.

Patented Julv 2,1912.

Application filed March 25, 1912. Serial No. 686,034..

' To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, Cannons B. Carson, a

citizen of the United States, and resident of Chicago, county of Cook, and State of Illi- 7 illustrated in the accompanying drawings,

forming apart thereof.

The invention relates to lanterns such as are used by trainmen and switclnnen connected with railroads, and has for its object the provision of improved means for locking a swinging bail to render the lantern more convenient of use in signaling.

An exemplifieation of the invention is hereinafter described, and is shown in the accompanying drawin s, in which Figure l is a detai side elevation of a lantern embodying the invention; Fig. 2 is a detail in elevation of one of the ball lugs and locking loops; Figs. 3and 4 are details in perspective, some parts showing in the former the bail as being free to swing and in the latter the bail as being locked against oscillation.

The lantern 10 is provided with a wire guard frame 11. The bail ears 12, 13, are formed by looping outwardly two of the upstanding elements of the frame, the bail .14 having its endslooped to engage the ears and freely swing" thereupon. The top ring of the guard frame consists of two sections 15, 16, each extending half way around the lantern, their ends being bent outwardly and passed throughloops 17, 18, formed at the upper ends of the guard frame elements which are formed' into the bail ears 12, 13. One of these upturned ends. 19 is formed into a hook 2f) with which the bail 14 may be engaged. The hooks 20 lie within, the planes in which the bail normally swings, but project outwardly so that by slight pressure the bail may be sprung into en gagen'lent with thcm.-

The bail may be locked against movement by cngagment with one of the hooks only. Preferably these hooks are duplicated, one being located at each side of the lantern forthe convenience of the user, who may employ either or both of them.

While the in'vention is illustrated as applied to lanterns having a wire guard frame, it will include in its scope any lantern having an outwardly projecting hook located above the bail car and adapted to engage and secure the bail.

I claim as my invention 1. In a lantern, in combination, a guard frame, bail ears attached to the guard frame,

a bail swingingly attached to the cars, a hook projecting outwardly from an appurtenancc of the lantcrnand located above one of the cars and being engageable by the bail while attached to the ear.

2.; In a lantern, in combination, a wire guard frame comprising upright and circtunferential elements, a pair of the uprights being looped 'to form bail ears and one of the circumferential elements being provided wvith an outstanding hook above one of the bail ears, abail swinging-1y attached to the ears and'cngageahlc with the hook,

CHARLES" B. CARSON.

Witnesses: Louis K. GILLSON, E. M. Km'rcuun. 

